# Orbital

> A token-driven loading panel with electrons orbiting a glowing nucleus that resolve into an animated success state — fully design-system agnostic.

- Category: Loader
- Frameworks: Vanilla, React + CSS, React + Tailwind
- Design system: Runway
- Dark mode: yes
- Access: premium (Atheros AI Pass)
- Tags: orbit, loading
- Page: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/orbital
- Preview: https://d17nmjscumqk5d.cloudfront.net/builder/templates/tpl_builder_orbital/preview-4f7c406f6e8e.webp

## Features

- Electrons orbiting a central nucleus built purely from `transform` and `opacity` for GPU-friendly animation
- Three concentric rings spinning at different speeds and directions for a layered orbital rhythm
- Pulsing nucleus glow driven only by scale and fade
- Automatic transition to an animated success checkmark when loading completes
- Restart control to replay the loading sequence on demand
- Rotating status messages announced to assistive technology via `aria-live`
- Responsive panel that adapts padding down to 280px
- Fully respects `prefers-reduced-motion`

## Accessibility

- **Live status** — `aria-live="polite"` on the panel announces status changes
- **Loader role** — `role="status"` with `aria-label="Loading"` on the orbit system
- **Keyboard activation** — Restart is a native button, operable with Enter and Space
- **Focus indicators** — `:focus-visible` with `--ring` outline on all interactive elements
- **Reduced motion** — `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` disables all animations

## Keyboard shortcuts

- `Enter` — Activate the focused restart button
- `Space` — Activate the focused restart button
- `Tab` — Move focus to the restart button

## Common questions

**Which frameworks is Orbital available in?**

Orbital ships as Vanilla, React + CSS and React + Tailwind — HTML, CSS, JS and React source you can copy, download or clone into Atheros AI Builder.

**Is the Orbital loader component free?**

Orbital is a premium component. Anyone can preview it; the source, downloads and AI customisation are included with Atheros AI Pass.

**Does Orbital support dark mode?**

Yes. Orbital ships light and dark themes, both drawn from the Runway design system's tokens. Switch the preview to dark mode to compare them.

## Get the code

Preview Orbital live, then sign in to copy or download the source, apply another design system, or ask the AI assistant to change it: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/orbital

Every component on https://builder.atheros.ai is also reachable from Claude Code, Cursor and Codex through the Atheros MCP server (paid plans). Component index: https://builder.atheros.ai/llms-components.txt